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whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:12 pm
by jnurp
If you don't like RATT, well at least the first 4 albums then GTFO.

Back for more and Way Cool jr are my absolute favorite songs by them, Warren is just brilliant on both.

You're in Love, Wanted Man and Body talk are also great tracks.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:54 pm
by clipless bumper
I don't know - name some.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:04 pm
by ShaneV
You're in Love is a great riff to jam on.

And Of course Lay it Down, another badass riff.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:04 pm
by ovid9
I'm fairly certain the only RATT song I can name for sure is Round and Round.

And I'm not positive that's how its written.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:06 pm
by Ry Manchu
You're in Love is my favorite right now.
I'll always love Round and Round.
Lay it Down has been my favorite, since the day I first heard it.
I can't express in words how much I hate Way Cool Jr., despite Warren's playing.
I still love I Want a Woman off RFTS.
I also still love Slip of the Lip and Body Talk off DU.
I still love Lovin' You's a Dirty Job. Thank god for MP3s, I don't have to listen to Detonator to cue it up.

Chu out

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:09 pm
by JiveTurkey
They get a lot of grief for being the soundtrack to RigTalk; but Out of the Cellar and Invasion were great back in the day. DiMartini is a boss. Their last cd was actually pretty damn good as well. Carlos Cavazo was on 2nd guitar and they made a really good team, imo. I like the obvious ones (Lay it Down, You're In Love, Wanted Man) but there are some more obscure gems as well(The Morning After is one of my favorites).

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:48 pm
by Tortuga
Only RATT album (EP) I ever really liked

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The first two songs (Sweet Cheater and U Think You're Tough) were pretty cool.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:11 pm
by Gunslinger
The song from Point Break.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:58 pm
by Beef
ovid9 wrote:I'm fairly certain the only RATT song I can name for sure is Round and Round.

And I'm not positive that's how its written.


:lol:
This is what I was going to say. Although I kind of like "Round and Round."

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:05 pm
by primeholy
Gunslinger wrote:The song from Point Break.



What was the song?

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:51 pm
by Ry Manchu
primeholy wrote:
Gunslinger wrote:The song from Point Break.



What was the song?


No. What is on second base. Nobody rides for free is the song.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:47 pm
by greatmutah
I've been on a huge Ratt kick lately. For me my tops are Lay it Down, Way Cool Jr and Slip of the Lip. Ballsy fuckin riffs and great hooks. And Warren's playing is awesome. Super tasty stuff. And the solo in Nobody Rides for Free is awesome.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:24 pm
by Noizemaker
Lack of Communication :rawk: :rawk: :rawk:

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:48 pm
by MacaroniSalad
Shame Shame Shame was always pretty cool, especially with that intro.

And that little lick into Top Secret is badass too.

I always get sad when I think of how much better they would've been with a singer that had more than 1/4 octave range, and the worst vocal tone ever heard

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:49 am
by VTM
Noizemaker wrote:Lack of Communication :rawk: :rawk: :rawk:


:rawk:

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:35 am
by jnurp
MacaroniSalad wrote:Shame Shame Shame was always pretty cool, especially with that intro.

And that little lick into Top Secret is badass too.

I always get sad when I think of how much better they would've been with a singer that had more than 1/4 octave range, and the worst vocal tone ever heard



say what you want about Pearcy, but pre 1991 his voice was instantly recognizable and gave the songs a unique touch that most other bands didn't have. So many generic vocalists at that time, that's why all those bands were buried in a mire of hair spray and reverbed snare drums. Ratt had their own thing going imo. I loved his vocals growing up, they just felt right.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:02 am
by MacaroniSalad
jnurp wrote:
MacaroniSalad wrote:Shame Shame Shame was always pretty cool, especially with that intro.

And that little lick into Top Secret is badass too.

I always get sad when I think of how much better they would've been with a singer that had more than 1/4 octave range, and the worst vocal tone ever heard



say what you want about Pearcy, but pre 1991 his voice was instantly recognizable and gave the songs a unique touch that most other bands didn't have. So many generic vocalists at that time, that's why all those bands were buried in a mire of hair spray and reverbed snare drums. Ratt had their own thing going imo. I loved his vocals growing up, they just felt right.


That is true, his voice did standout. And being that (I believe) he wrote most of if not all the lyrics, the lyric lines fit his voice well enough.

A very hard voice for cover bands to copy it seems

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:52 am
by DoubleBarrel
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuY2biZ0wAE[/video]

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 12:41 pm
by VTM
jnurp wrote:say what you want about Pearcy, but pre 1991 his voice was instantly recognizable and gave the songs a unique touch that most other bands didn't have. So many generic vocalists at that time, that's why all those bands were buried in a mire of hair spray and reverbed snare drums. Ratt had their own thing going imo. I loved his vocals growing up, they just felt right.


Agreed with all of the above. I've only seen him live once on one of his solo tours, opening for WASP. Early 2000s I think. Vocals were complete garbage that particular night but whatever. I've always liked his vocals on the 80s albums.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:25 pm
by Rampage
Lay it Down. :rawk:

Lack of Communication is a close second. They really had some cool riffs.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:06 pm
by ovid9
Beef wrote:
ovid9 wrote:I'm fairly certain the only RATT song I can name for sure is Round and Round.

And I'm not positive that's how its written.


:lol:
This is what I was going to say. Although I kind of like "Round and Round."


Yeah, its a catchy song. :thu:

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:19 pm
by Walt
I heard Warren's solos on the Cellar record were done on an old Fender amp. Pretty cool tone.

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:48 pm
by BroSlinger
I think the solo for "Wanted Man" is about as good as it gets.

I also like:
Giving yourself away
You're In Love
Lay It Down
Back For MOre

Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:51 pm
by BroSlinger
BTW, the weird kid who played young Stephen on the Lay it Down vid was this kid on Jurassic park.

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Here he is now:

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Re: whats your favorite RATT song?

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:09 pm
by jnurp
ratts agent was Milton Bearles cousin or nephew I forget but that's how they got him to do Round and Round.